THE WAR.
ALLIES
REPRISALS.
AMERICA TO MAKE STRONG PROTEST.
AUSTRIANS SEVERELY DEFEATED.
BATTLEFIELD STREWN WITH DEAD.
CANADIANS DASHING ATTACK.
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
CONTINUED PROGRESS IN
CHAMPAGNE.
LONDON, March 2nd.
Today's Paris communiqué sayı:- The Germans attacked to the south-east of St. Eloi, and were repulsed by the British
RUSSIAN FRONT.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE IN POLAND.
TROOPS PROGRESSING SUCCESSFULLY.
LONDON, March 2nd.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 4zH, 1015
A Petrograd communiqué says:- We continued to take the offenstvo on the Niemen-Vistula front. Our troops The enemy bombarded Kheims with fifty are progressing successfully to the north- shells.
Our progress between Porthes and Beau Bejour continued throughout the day, despite a storm. Our progress was especially notable to the north-west of Perthee
We hold to the north-east of Mesnil and to the north of Beau Sejour the chief points along our attacking front
It is confirmed that elements of tho Guards who delivered the counter-attack on Sunday night suffered the heaviest "Josses.
Wo "progressed" and held ground captured in the region of Vougaois, despite two counter-attacks, and made some prisoners.
We captured trenches and gained 300 -metres of ground at La Chapelotte..
GERMAN ATTACKS FAIL,
LONDON, March 3rd.
1:20 a.m.
west of Grodno. The enemy, who is resisting stubbornly, fell back beyond the hine formed by Mankowce, Ratiozi, aud Rakowice.
The enemy
continues to bombard Ossowiges with heavy guns. Our troops are developing an offensive between the rivers Pissa and Rozoga.
[HAVAS SERVICE."}
GENERAL PAU AT PETROGRAD.
PARIB, March 2nd,
General Pau has arrived at Petrograd, where he met with a very enthusiastic reception.
{THROUGH EBUTER'S AGENCY.].
DASTARDLY ANARCHIST PLOT IN AMERICA.
ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP CATHEDRAL WITH LARGE CONGREGATION.
INAUGURATING A REIGN OF TERROR.
LONDON, March 3rd
A message from New York says that several arrests have been made in con- nection with an attempt to blow
up with dynamite St. Patrick's Cathedral. It is baliered to be part of a widespread Anarchist plot, to include attacks on millionaires and dynamiting banks inaugurating a reign of terror.
The police have been throughout in touch with the movement, and the congre gation at the Cathedral, numbering 800, included numerous disguised detectives. When a man entered and threw bomba at the
altar, the detectives rushed forward, extinguished the fuse, and seized the miscreant.
INDEMNITY LEVIED ON MEXICO CITY.
WASHINGTON, February 26th. According to advices which have been received here, General Obregon has levied
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SHAMIEN (CANTON) LAND-
RENTERS).
THE BELGIAN RELIEF FUND.
LIST OF LOCAL DONATIONS.
takes the opportunity, when publishing The Acting Consul-General for Belgium the first list of subscriptions for the Bel gian sufferers by the war, of thanking all individuals, clubs, and charitable socie
ANNUAL MEETING. The minutes of the annual general meeting of landrenters and ratepayers of the British Concession, Shamien, held at an indemnity of several million dollars
H.BM Consulate General on Friday, on the prominent business men and the
February 28th, 1915, are as follows --- wealthier residents of Mexico City,
This sum must be paid by Friday, Feb-ning (7), Mehta (2), Hogg (5), Hillman the relief of bis unfortunate compatriots, PRESENT:Messrs. Kirke (13), Lanties in Hongkong, Canton, and Macao for their generosity in contributing towards ruary 26th, otherwise Obregon has (1) Davenport (8), Robertson (2), thiroutoned to imprison many of the re- sidents of the city and confiscate their property..
WAR NEWS.
KAISER'S BIRTHDAY PRESENT.
In the middle of a news column the Berlin Lokal - Anzeiger · publishen : tho following exhortation:
Celebrate the Kaiser's birthday by taking all your gold to the Imperial Bank."
Ahrendt (3), Karanjis (2), Maze (8), who have been driven from bearth and Spalinger (1), Eager (3), Brown(), home and who have found such a hospit Farmor (2), Carey (1), Sutton (10), Read able abolter in England, France and
When war began and only a part of Belgium was invaded by the Germna army, Bolgians resident in the Far East subscribed between themselves to help their unfortunato follow countrymen, but The Secretary having read the notice the subsequent sufferings and trials which convening the meeting,"
the population sustained during the
(2), Stanton (7), Bell (2), Hotta (8), Holland. G
Forbes (4), Nathansohn (3), Paget (1), Dent (7) Total 100 votes.
The Asting Consul General was in the chair.
THE BEFORT AND ACCOUNTS.
The CRAIRMAN said that the first busionemy's march through the country acas before the meeting was the adoption caused a universal feeling of sympathy of the outgoing Council's report and the and pity for the victims of Teutonic passing of the accounts. These had been- barbarity
Murder, pillage, incendiarison and
THE CHURCH DESTROYERS. A Petrograd despatch says it is cal- in the ratepayers' bands and he would ruin obliged the Belgians to take refuge culated that approximately one thousand now invite questions thereon.
with their neighbours in Holland, France Roman Catholic churches have been In answer to Mr. Maze, the CRAIR-and Great Britain, and, as their number destroyed in Poland during the present
and misery increased day by day, a central that the item under Committee was established in London to consider means for their reconstruction polico coses sampans arrested gave receive all gifts of money and goods and War. A committee has been appointed la MAN said and repair.
the impression that they had been to distribute them to the various local arrested by the Council. They were, how committees in Great Britain, France and Holland. The organisation is known as ever, arrested by the Chinese water police The Belgian Relief Fund," and the at the instigation of the Council.
Legution of His Majesty the King of the Verstraeten, Acting Consul General for Belgians in Peking has appointed Mr. Belgium, as representative for Hongkong and South China,
GERMAN GENERAL'S BANQUET
BILL...
A privato letter from Ostend received commanding the German forces there re- in Amsterdam states that the General
cently gave a banquet to his officers. The bill amounted to £1,500, but the General TERRIBLE PIT EXPLOSION IN the Burgomaster of Ostend to pay it, refused to pay it and sent an order to
AMERICA.
170 MINERS ENTOMBED.
LONDON, March 3rd. A message from Layland (West Vir ginia) states that 171 miners were entombed in a gas explosion, followed by fire. Only two have up to the present been rescued, and these are badly hurt.
The Germans in the region of Praznysz, CLYDE ENGINEERS' STRIKE pressed by us, are retiring precipitately on to Janow and Mlava.
We also took up a successful offensive to the south of Bodzanowo.
SANGUINARY FIGHTING. MOUNTAINS STREWN WITH AUSTRIAN DEAD.
LONDON. March 2nd."
A Petrograd communiqué says:— The Austrings delivered a vigorous attack with masses of artillery between the rivers Odnawa and San, which was reniltless.
Austrian infantry concentrated and in The París evening communiqué says:- massed columus attacked at dawn a
ENDED.
LONDON, March 3rder Clyde engineers, who have been on strike, have resolved to resume work by a great majority.
B
ton of the leading citizens, who were held. as hostages. The bill was paid.
AIR BISK POLICIES IN DEMAND.
No other questions being forthcoming Mr. STANTON proposed, and Mr. NAZE seconded, that the report for 1914 be adopted and the accounts passed.
The motion was carried unanimously:
THE HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS,
The CHAIRMAN said the next business was the now byelaw which it was proposed to substitute in place of the
In the belief, apparently, that an at-existing bye-law 17 with regard to the tempt might be made to celebrate the height of buildings. Printed copies were England there was a notable increase in Kaiser's birthday by an air-raid upon in the hands of ratepayers the demand for enemy aircraft insurance. Mr. NATHANSOHN said that under the the country, and particularly from the ought to be more than sixty feet in height, The inquiry came from various parts of new bye-law no building on Shamien East Coast. The tendency of rates was whereas, the building of the firm he repre- at 108 per cent. for 12 months, while on
Property on the East Coast was covered sented was slightly higher than this limit, Mr. STANTON remarked that it was goods in London docks and warehouses 288, por ocat: for 12 months and 158. lor understood that the new bye-law would 6 months were being paid.
not be retrospective.
firmer,
TRAGIC BREAKFAST NEWS. ACTOR READS OF HIS DOUBLE BEREAVEMENT
IN PAPER.
While at breakfast M. Duquesne, the CHINESE TELEGRAMS of the death in action of his son, a young French actor, read in a French newspaper
French officer, und also of the death of his former wife, the officer's mother, who died after hearing of her son's fatal Wound
Linox phi. CHUNG NGÓI BAN PO)
BETRAYAL OF FINANCIAL SECRETS.
PEKING, March 3rd. Wong Chiang-kun, an official in the Financial Department, has been arrested
Mr. CARES then proposed that the new bye-law altering the first sentence to read No building shall be erected exceeding 68 feet, etc., be passed.
Mr. NATHANSOHN seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously.
THE NEW MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.
The CHAIRMAN then read the list of ratepayers nominated for election to the Municipal Council for 1915, viz. -
Mr. Caroy, nominated by Messrs. Maze
M. Duquenste attended the rehearsal of the new wor play La. Kominaudatur ?! at the Criterion Theatre, and it was not|and - Hillman. until he had to speak the lines If only I had a revolver I would take my rovenge that he was overmastered by his emotion and broke down and told his friends of his lows.
Mr. Hogg, nominated by Messrs. Davenport and Cameron,
Mr. Lanning, nominated by Messrs. Stanton and Forbes.
Messrs.
Mr. Sutton, nominated
Between the sea and the Aisue the Tworilne. They suffered enormous losses for betraying financial secrets to a certainJAPAN'S NEW NAVAL DOOK. Stanton and Kitching.
have been artillery duels, the advantage being on our side.
An extraordinarily stubborn and furious battle raged the day long in the centre at Rabba and Radreioff. The enemy's desperate attacks often ended in
The enemy along the whole front from the Rheims sector delivered attacks this morning, but they were easily repulsed. bayonet fighting. The enemy's losses Our progress between Souain and Beau the mountains and the ravines are strowa were excessively great. All the slopes of Bejour continued. We gained a footing with Austrian dead... Many of the in fortified woods and advanced beyond caemy's units were annihilated to the the ridge whose summit, we recently last man. attained. A strong counter-attack was RUSSIAN repulsed.
BOMBARDS
All our yesterday's gains in Argonne in the region of Vanquois were maintained. A German night attack at Bois-le-Protre near Pontra-Mousson failed.
DASHING ATTACK BY
CANADIANS.
FIELD-MARSHAL FRENCH'S
BULLETIN.
LONDON, March 2nd, Field-Marshal Sir John French, in is bi-weekly bulletin, says that the Ger- mas activity in the region of Ypres has been checked. Patrols for the last three nights have been active, and discovered that the enemy had not ventured to leave their trenches.
ARTILLERY CZERNOWITZ.
LONDON, March 3rd.
The Bucharest correspondent, of the Daily Mail says that Russian artillery: near Sadacora has bombarded Czernowitz.
GENERAL.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BRITISH REPRISALS AGAINST GERMANY. AMERICA TO MAKE A STRONG PROTEST."
country,
CHINESE REVOLUTIONISTS AND JAPAN.
PEKING, March 3rd.
(the latter of whom is the ex-Governer- Wong Hing and Chan Kwing Ming
General of Kwangtung) have declared through the Press that they will never scok assistance from Japan for the furtherance of Revolutionist aims,
The flooding of the now naval dock basin at Sasebo began on the lath instant, The work has taken ten years, and cost Y.3,500,000. Having sufficient capacity to berth ten super dreadnoughts at once, it is an important addition to Japan's naval strength.
LORD ABERDEEN AND TARA,
COMMENTS ON HIS TITLE.
These were declared duly elected under Rule 19 of the Land Regulations.
The CHAIRMAN said that this terminated
the business before the meeting.
Dr DAVENPORT said that as this was probably the last Municipal meeting he would attend, he would like to propose a vote of thanks to the outgoing Council. It had more work to do than most people
realised
Mr. KIRKE seconded, and the vote was passed unanimously,
A RUSSIAN VERSION,
The Royal Hongkong Yacht Club, on the proposal of the Commodore, Mr. F. Smyth, inaugurated the Belgian Belief Fund in Hongkong; and on December 20th, 1914, the Ladies of Canton graciously. organised a magnificent Charity Fetc in the Canton Club in aid of the said Fund. The Hongkong Amateur Dramatic Club kindly contributed the proceeds of theatrical entertainment Showwhite and the Frog Frinco") by its talented artistes to the relief of the Belgian vietima of the war; His Lordship the Bishop of Victoria made a speciul collection at the
mittee of the St. Andrew's Church, Kow Intercessory Service at St. John's Cathe-
loon, held a most appreciated Concert; dral on Sunday, January 3rd; the Com-
and the Organising Committee of the Concert at the Italian Convent devoted generously its proceeds to Lady Lugard's Belgian Refugees Fund
The Acting Cutisul-General for Belgium, as delegate of the Central Committec. of the Belgian Relief Fund, will be glad to send on any contributions which he may receive, and he wishes to publicly express his sincere gratitude to all who have so support his unfortunate compatriots in generously contributed to help and to exile, who in their sorrow will feel proud aud be comforted by the thought of the great sympathy which their cause his met all over the world and particularly in these far-away countries.
LIST OF KUBSCRIPTIONS.
Kindly collected by Lady May
Sir Henry May Mr. Ho Tong
Ladies Bridge Tournament
Total
Gratefully received by Mr
Ventracten The Ladies of Conton (Charity
Fetel
Hongkong Amateur Dramatic
The Organizing Committes of the Couvert at the Italian Convent, including the fol. lowing donations (through Lady May). Mrs. Ho Fook
Mrs, Ho Wing.
Mrs. Ho Kitong
Mrs. 8. L. Ho
The Committee of St. John's
Cathedral
St. Andrew's Church (Kowloon)
Concert
La Banque de l'Indo-Chine. XII
The intimation that Lord Aberdeen 18 JAPAN'S DEMANDS ON CHINA. to assume the title of Marquis of Aberdeen and Tara appears to have been arousing much comment.
well JL writes in The Times:-As
The Hurbinski Testnik's version of might an Irish nobleman claim to be Marquis of Windsor Castle, or & Welsh-Japan's demands on China (the journzi man fo be Marquis of Econe A.S.W. claims the information to have emanatel as a Scotsman," asks: What would be from a reliable source) is in substances as
follows de have said of an Irishman who, having held an important post in Scotland,The lease of the Kwangtung Leased Mr J. de Last asumed the title of Bannockbura or Holy Territory as well as the S. M. Railways, rood? Colonel Cregan writes: The including the Mukden-Antung Line, to name of Tara is associated in the minds be extended to 99 years; the agreement re The sixth conference on the demands of Irishmen with everything Irish that the Kirin-Changchun Railway to be was held to-day
JAPAN'S DEMANDS.
PEKING, March 3rd. The Chinese special envoy, Kam Pong- ping, has arrived in Japan for the pur- pose of discussing Japan's demands on Chine
AMERICAN CABLES.
[FROM MANILA PAPERS.]
SPAIN ORDERS WAR SUPPLIES
IN THE V1S.A.
LONDON, March 2nd. A telegram from New York says that concerning British reprisals against Ger while there is no official announcement
many, a statement from Washington sent to the Press says that the impression is
WASHINGTON, February 24th. general in official circles that a strong
Spain has placed a big order in America protest will be made against the action for aeroplanes, army tools and munitions of the Allies, which is regarded as being of war. without precedent and likely to work
The Germans yesterday attacked, after heavily bombarding a portion of our injury to the commerce of the United U.S. SENATE PASSES ARMY lines, and were successfully repulsed States and with countries with which the Princess Patricia's (Canadian) Infantry United States is at peace.
MONEY BILL. eaptured a trench with great dash, killing A telegram from Washington says that or driving out the Germans
WASHINGTON, February 24th. Our losses the United States will send a Note to
The Senate has passed the Army appro- Great Britain and France asking what priation bill calling for the expenditure We steadily gained ground near La means will be taken to carry out the of $103,000,000 (gold). Basscc, and have obtained a complete policy of intercepting supplies to and
were trifling
from Germany.
mastery over the exemy's snipers, in con- President Wilson informed callers that sequence of which our casualties have the Anglo-French Note ontlined the been greatly reduced. Our artillery has Allies policy in general terms, but did Encressed its ascendancy over the German not define the means of carrying it into batteries
effect
MAYORAL ELECTION AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, February 24th. In the primaries to day Mayor Harrison was beaten by Sweitzer for renomination.
they hold dear, and the title
eserved for an Irishman slone ld be revised, A
2.The Japanese to be granted the right of residenco and the ownership of real estate in Manchuria.
Mr. William Watson, in verses in the London Evening News, exclaims to Nay, why modest, why so humble-why.
Pauso, in your too meek flight, on Tara
“Marquis of Aberdeen and Sinai
Consider were not this er'n better stills German concessions in Shantung.
3.-Japan's preferential right in Eastern Mongolia ada benetan
CANADA'S MILLION BAGS.
3. The unconditional transfer of all the
The concession to build the Chefoo Weisien Railway together with a branch line from Lungkou.
6-Japan's special rights in Fakien opposite Formosa, AL M
7.—The railway concessions in. Kwang, hsind Hunan and the joint mining con cessions under Sino-Japanese manage Bagement
The following table shows how Canada's gift of 1,000,000 bags of flour has so far been disposed of :—-
Ta Local Representative Committees
for Helief of Distress
90,474
To Belgian Refugee Committees...... 1,601 Damaged four seld or in process of
Sold by Messrs. Joseph Wiles & Son,
3.219
8-The engagement of Japan officers as military instructors
Engagement of financial and educa tion advisers from Japan.
10 Inclusion of the Japanese language in the school curriculum of China. 1,500 11 Confirmation of the Hanychping Transferred to War Ofico
99,760 Loan as signed by the late Mr. Sheng Quantity placed at disposal of the Further quantity offered to War Office 800,000hsuanhuzi,
Commission for Relief in Belgium 443,883
BARAT ASK
The four taken over by the War Office is being sent over to France for the troops and is already being turned into bread in tae feld kitchens,
It is estimated thas Canada's million bags of flour will make 67,000,000 21h loaves.
Je-Consultation with Japan before granting to foreigners & mining or a rail way concession.
in China help to be obtained from Japan in the arst instance; Japan to assume the obligation of putting down any distur bances in Chin
14-Opening of different inland bentres for the sake of Japane industrial and commercial people.
25 0.0 100 0 0
14 19 0
130 130
1000.00
10.00
059.05
Mr. and Mrs W, G Hum-
phreys
1,500.00
$20.00
300,00
100.00
Mr. and Mrs. R, D. Harvey Mr. G. Liebert
100.00
$50.00
23.00
$25.00
20,00
20.00
20.00
5.00
5.00
2.00
$ 4,700.71
A.B.D.C. JM. 17. Mr, de Réus. Mr. Dertea Bo
Mr. P. Kremer
Sweep" Minoru
Mrs. Le Breton
Total
Any further contributions that may be from time to time in these columns. received will be gratefully acknowledged
IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION TO SHIPMASTERS
It was notified by Commander Basil Taybour, R.N., Harbour Master, in u fovernment Gazette Extraordinary yes- terday, that the following paragraph has been added to Part I. of the Regulations contained in Government Notification No 288 of the 3rd August, 1915-
EXAMINATION; BY FOLICE.
(No person shall without the mission of an Examining Officer leave any ship arriving in the waters of the Colony
examined by the Police; and any sup a been, boarded and
from which any person leaves in contras vention of this regulation may be ordered to return to an examination amchorage for further examinatio